Past and Present Technology Quiz

How many five and a quarter inch floppy disks with a capacity of 1.2 megabytes each would you need to hold 256 gigabytes of data?

• 150,000

• 200,000

• 256,000

• 213,000

How many physical books weighing 1 pound each would be equivalent to storing the same amount of data as a 2 inch long thumb drive?

• 1,200

• 800

• 1,400

• 1,000

What was the top speed of the Ford Model T, the first consumer automobile introduced in 1908?

• 45 miles per hour

• 60 miles per hour

• 30 miles per hour

• 75 miles per hour

What was the resolution of the 1948 Admiral Model 19A12 TV set with a seven-inch black and white screen?

• 1280 by 720 pixels

• 1024 by 768 pixels

• 800 by 600 pixels

• 653 by 499 pixels

How long could the super 8 millimeter film cameras produced by Kodak in 1965 record at 24 frames per second?

• 2.5 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 5 minutes

• 10 minutes

What was the weight of the first true portable computer called Osborne One, built in 1981?

• 5 pounds

• 10 pounds

• 24 pounds

• 15 pounds

How long did it take to recharge the first mobile telephone made by Motorola in 1973?

• 10 hours

• 5 hours

• 2 hours

• 1 hour

What was the weight of the ENIAC, the electronic numerical integrator and computer built in 1946?

• 50 tons

• 40 tons

• 20 tons

• 30 tons

When did modern-day electronic pocket calculators become available?

• 1990s

• 2000s

• 1980s

• 1970s

Which company developed the first microprocessor for electronic pocket calculators?

• Apple

• IBM

• AMD

• Intel